Lever-support for water-closet tanks



(No Model.)

G. K. DEARBORN. LEVER SUPPORT FOR WATER CLOSET TANKS.

No. 465,839. Patented Dec. 29, 1891.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GILBERT K. DEARBORN, OF SOMERVILLE, ASSIGNOR TOTHE BOSTON SANI- TARYSPECIALTY 00., OF \VEST SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

LEVER-SUPPORT FOR WATER-CLOSET TAN KS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,839, dated December29, 1891. Application filed March 31, 1891. Serial No. 387,141. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern,-

Beit known that I, GILBERT K. DE RBORN,

of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lever- Supports forater-Closet Tanks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to devices employed in and upon water-closettanks; and to it has for its object the provision of improved means forsupporting and adjusting the valveoperating lever, as also improvedmeans for securing the lever-supporting bracket to the tank.

Myinvention consists of theimprovements hereinafter particularlydescribed, and pointed out in the appended claims, reference being hadto the annexed. drawings, and the letters marked thereon, forming a partof this specification, the same letters designating the same parts orfeatures, as the case may be, wherever they occur.

Of the said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my inventionrepresented as ap- 2 5 plied to the side of a tank, a portion of thelever being shown as broken off. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig.3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4: is a sectional view taken on theline 4 i of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a trans- 0 verse sectional view taken onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of thelever-supporting shoe. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the top of thestandard upon which the shoe is directly supported and upon which 5 itis adapted to turn and rock. Fig. 8 is a top plan View of the shoe andsupporting standard.

In the production of my invention I con struct a bracket adapted at oneend or point to rest upon the upper edge of the tank, and having a legor part a, constructed and arranged to extend down outside of the tank,and being by preference provided on its lower end with aninwardly-extending prod or sharp toe Z), adapted to sink into the sideof the tank. A leg or part 0 extends down from the bracket on the insideof the tank, and is provided on its inner side or face with a suitablebearing cl for one side of a wedge e, which may be driven through anaperture f, formed in the bracket for the purpose of wedgingand holdingthe latter upon the edge or side of the tank, as is clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 2. The side of the wedge opposite thatresting against thebearing cl will 5 5 bear against the inner side of the tank. The innerend of the bracket is provided with a standard g, on the upper end ofwhich is a stud it, having an elongated head i. The standard g, at itspoint of juncture with the stud h, is provided with a rounded shoulderj,

so that the shoe It, provided at a central point with an elongatedaperture Zfor the reception of the stud, and its head, when resting uponthe said shoulder, may have a limited rock ing motion thereon. The shoe71: is provided on its ends with bifurcated studs or standards m, inwhich the valve-operating lever n is adapted to rest, one member of oneof the standards being grooved on its inner face for receiving andguiding one edge of a key or wedge 0, the other edge of the key restingin a groove 19, formed in the side of the lever 11.

In the use of my invention the bracket may be secured to the tank at anydesired point 75 by means of the wedge e and leg at and its toe b. Thehead of the stud it will be passed through the aperture Z of the shoe7c, and the latter will be turned so as to button, as it were, the shoeupon the rounded shoulder of the standard g, as is most clearly shown inFig. 8. The lever n will then be keyed in the bifurcated projections ofthe shoe by means of the key 0.

Bydispensing with screws in securing the bracket to the tank a materialsaving of expense is effected, and besides this the device can besecurely affixed in position with the utmost expedition.

The means whereby the lever is rendered o adjustable with respect to itsfulcrum is also an important feature of the invention, since thisadjustment can be made with the greatest nicety, and so adapt thecontrivance to varying circumstances and varying positions of valves.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form and arrangement ofparts comprising my improvements without departing from the nature orspirit of the invention.

Having thus explained the nature of my invention and described a way ofconstruct- IOO ing and using the same, though without attempting todescribe all the forms in which it may be made or all of its modes ofuse, I declare that what I claim is 1. A support for valve-operatinglevers for water-closet tanks, consisting of a bracket having a leg a,extending down on the outside of the tank, and a leg 0, provided with abearing d, the bracket having a Wedge-receiving aperture f adjacent tothe leg 0, and a leversupport, as set forth.

2. A support for valve-operating levers for Water-closet tanks,consisting of a bracket adapted to be secured to the tank and providedWitha standard g, having a stud h and I head i, and rounded shoulderj,combined with a lever-supporting shoe is, provided with an aperture Zfor the reception of said head and stud, arranged to rest upon the saidshoulder, as set forth.

3. The combination, with the lever-supporting bracket, of the shoe 7c,loosely connected with the said bracket and having a limited rockingmovement thereon, the said shoe being provided with bifurcated studs orstandards m, the lever 01, arranged in the said bifurcations, and theWedge 0 for securing the said lever in place on the shoe, as set forth.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses, this 28th day of March, A. D.1891. GILBERT K. DEARBORN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR W. CROSSLEY,

A. I). HARRISON.

